Scientific Name	Chirocentrus nudus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Swainson, 1839	Depth	0 - 150M
Chinese	長頜寶刀魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	寶刀魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F096　Chirocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長頜寶刀魚
Max Length	100 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	西刀、布刀
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Ocean、Coastal	Holotype Locality	No locality
Synonyms	Chirocentreus nudus, Chirocentrus dorab, Chirocentrus russellii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鱘形目；海鰱目；鯡形目及鼠鱚目(張, 2001)  Whitehead, P. J. P. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 張世義 編著 2001 THÉODORE MONOD ?
Specimen List
Common Name	Smooth wolf herring; Whitefin wolf herring; Whitefin wolf-herring
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Specimen necorded body elongate, strongly compressed, belly sharp, but without scutes. Scales cycloid, very small, easily sheded. Mouth relatively large, directed upward. Large canine teeth in both jaws; 2 canine teeth on premaxillae pointing anteriorly. Gill rakers on first gill arch 2 to 5 on upper limb and 12 to 18 on lower limb. Dorsal fin located posterior to vertical through body midpoint. Pectoral fins about 13 to 18% standard length. Body blue-green on back, flanks silvery; dorsal fin entirely white or colourless; anal fin hyaline; pectoral fins dark grey, acquiring a yellow tinge on preservation.
habitats	Pelagic, inshore fishes, occurring from the surface to a depth of about 120 m. Diurnal predators on small fishes (primarily clupeids and engraulids), as well as shrimps and cephalopods.
Distribution	Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to South China Sea, south to northern Australia. It is rare in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Marketed fresh or frozen and made into fish balls.